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Always good to discover you need less instead of more...
this is a new concept for me...
ideally i'd like the 4 fujicrons and 2 bodies but i would miss the 60/2.4, the 18 and 27...waffling on the 14.
I currently have 5 Fuji bodies (X-Pro2, X-Pro3, X-E3, X100V, and X-H1) and 7 lenses (27, 35 1.4, 35 F2, 50, 56, 60, 16-80)...an all time high for me. However, I can only think of selling one body (X-Pro2) and one lens (60mm) and I want to add the GFX-50R and 50mm 3.5 whenever I can get back to the USA again... which may be next year at this point due to COVID. I used to think 3 bodies (at least one fixed lens) and a few lenses was my comfort point, but I'm ok with having more now.
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my inventory looks like this...
2x xpro3 bodies
3x xe3 bodies
14-16-18-23-27-35-50-60-90-16>80
more than i really need...
2x xpro3 bodies
3x xe3 bodies
14-16-18-23-27-35-50-60-90-16>80
more than i really need...
PhotoMat
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Pardon the slight thread detour, but how do you gentlemen like the 16-80? Some online reviews note a bit of softness in the images.
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i like the 16-80...sharp enough for me...my basic concern is that i really don't like zooms all that much.
It’s sufficient only. It’s a convenience zoom. A bit soft at 16 and 80. I use it still though... when I’m not sure what lens I’ll need or if I want to go long. However, if you want great IQ with a Fuji zoom you have to go for the 16-55mm 2.8.
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care for an update?
I solved my major problem and bought a fuji xs10 with ibis and my pics are very nice and sharp again...before that I realized that some new meds had my blood sugar moving around while my system was trying to make sense of it all and I had some minor shakes...my hands are still not 100% but much better.
I solved my major problem and bought a fuji xs10 with ibis and my pics are very nice and sharp again...before that I realized that some new meds had my blood sugar moving around while my system was trying to make sense of it all and I had some minor shakes...my hands are still not 100% but much better.
Glad to hear things are getting better.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Good to hear that your physical condition is improving, and improving your steadiness.
It is inevitable, as we age, that our bodies and capabilities change. That said, and despite the many thousands of photos I've made hand-held at longish shutter times that were satisfying and worthy, best results have always come with a good, sturdy tripod, and at both ends of the scale from ultra-wide to telephoto .. regardless of shutter speed. It's only really right in the middle, near a normal lens focal length, that I feel I can can mostly do without a tripod if the goal is high detail and exacting sharpness.
So often, however, this is a senseless goal and the point of a photo has little to do with ultimate sharpness and detailing. Expression, emotion, feel are much more important most of the time.
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It is inevitable, as we age, that our bodies and capabilities change. That said, and despite the many thousands of photos I've made hand-held at longish shutter times that were satisfying and worthy, best results have always come with a good, sturdy tripod, and at both ends of the scale from ultra-wide to telephoto .. regardless of shutter speed. It's only really right in the middle, near a normal lens focal length, that I feel I can can mostly do without a tripod if the goal is high detail and exacting sharpness.
So often, however, this is a senseless goal and the point of a photo has little to do with ultimate sharpness and detailing. Expression, emotion, feel are much more important most of the time.
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kshapero
South Florida Man
Yes as life moves on with a few more aches and pains, I find myself reverting back to the old film days when a 21mm was considered a normal and 50mm was considered a short tele. Currently that is working out well for me. Best of luck on this.